The aim of this master thesis is to study the press’ role in political scandals. The thesis is a case-study of the Norwegian former minister Åslaug Haga, who had to resign in June 2008. She was ill, and that was one reason why she had to resign. There is no reason to doubt this fact. However, one can assume that the press played a role in this scandal and that the media pressure in the end was too much for her to cope with.

By studying the newspaper’s coverage of the case called “Haga-saken”, it is possible to find out why she had to resign and what part the press played in this scandal.